New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-02
TO THE BOYS.


walk of life and although they cause
great many heartaches, there is no
doubt that they are of great benefit in
developing and training the character.
We do not go so far as to say that hard
ship makes the hero, but there is some
thing in the character of every success
full man that would not, could not, be
there were it not for the many difficult
ties he has met and conquered; some
thing that bids defiance to impediments.
an experience with men and things
and an ability to grasp situations and
take advantage of circumstances that
is only obtained by constantly meeting
and overcoming obstacles. A man
may be a hero in thought without run
ming this gauntlet of circumstances,
but in act and deed never, for the moral
sinews are incapable of great action un-
til thus developed.
A giant intellect is invisible to the
world until trained by this, the severest
of masters, it is enabled to open the eyes
of nations to it's greatness. From the
time a man begins his first effort for
self support or usefulness, he takes
scarcely q step in advance without be.
ing compelled to cut niche as it were
in the solid rock in which to place his
foot. Every step taken, every difficulty
overcome, increases the capital which
when sufficiently argumented places it's
possessor in the front rank and enables
him to make the best of every contin-
gency arising. Although adverse cir
cumstances will not of themselves
make man successful no QUE ever at
tanned success without first having
his character moulded and perfected by
actual contact with and victory over
difficulties. They constitute the REIN
cry through which all have to pass be-
fore they attain success. As wheat can.
not be made into bread before passing
through q mill, so man cannot be sue
cessful, in any calling until he has been
through the mill of circumstances and
shows to the world his ability to meet
and overcome them. All men do not
have the difficulties to overcome before
reaching their goal but all have the
gauntlet to run be the lashings more
or less frequent. s..
1t has been said that ''dificulties are
blessings in uisguise'' and this is to a
great extent true, as each difficulty is a
round in the ladder, when surmounted
it places its corqueror that much near
er the top and prepares him to take the
! next step which he would not have been
prepared to take only for the expert
ence and strength of character gained
in the previous struggle. Many and Sc
we're are the wounds we receive in these
battles with adversely, but they will all
heal and leave only the scars as tro-
phies of victory. And we may we'll be
proud of these scars as they act in the
double capacity of guide and certificate
of character.
All may not become heroes but all
may be heroic, and in whatever walk
Of life, duty calls us our motto should
be, Onward and upward through storm
and sunshine" AS we advance on our
march to excelsior difficulties will ar.
ray themselves before US thick and
fast as did the Roman hosts before the
conquering Hannibal. But let US not be
afraid to face them, for nine out o.
every ten will vanish when the first de-
termined effort is made to overcome
them. More men sink under the trials
of life from lack of courage to cop,
with them than from any want of in
tellectual ability, and even genius it
self will not rise above the common lie
vel without the courage to pass through
the crucial test of adverse circum
: stances.
1t has been said that every man
; the architect of his own fortune" an
circumstances furnish the material
: with which he must build. God has su,
: rounded us with these raw material
and bids us work, work for the presen
: the future and heaven;for let us not fol
get that circumstances furnish man
ways of doing good as well As of gair
ing livelihood.
/ Brave is he and heroic who stand
by the helm through thick and thin an
!, guides his bark over the stormy Sea ,
! life without faltering or turning asid,
y aud sure will be his reward.
q JERRY DYLLoBY.